Distribution of \u3ci\u3eStrongylium Crenatum\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the United States and First Record From Iowa

Strongylium crenatum Mäklin (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is reported from Iowa for the first time. After discovering that Iowa represented a large range extension for this species, label data were collected to update its range. Numerous insect collections and references were checked and specimens representing 17 states were located

New State Records for \u3ci\u3ePerillus Strigipes\u3c/i\u3e (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

The stink bug Perillus strigipes is reported from Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, and Mississippi for the first time. This insect species has a wide distribution but generally is seldom collected

First Report of Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks, 1912) (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from Iowa

An adult specimen of Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks) (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) was collected in southeast Iowa. Published records indicate the species is present in southwestern Canada and much of Central America, but this is the first published report of this species from Iowa

The Vascular Flora of Clay Prairie State Preserve (Butler County, Iowa): Recommendations to the Iowa State Preserve System

Clay Prairie State Preserve (1.2 ha) is an upland prairie located in Butler County, IA, and represents one of the last remnants of black-soil tallgrass prairie in northeast Iowa. An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of Clay Prairie is presented here, based on a previously published flora of the preserve and recent field work conducted by the authors between 1997 to 2001, and 2008 to 2011. The preserve contains a diverse vascular flora representing 50 families, 145 genera and 214 taxa (174 native to Iowa). In comparison with 26 larger prairies (4 to 121 ha) protected in the Iowa state preserves system, the Clay Prairie flora ranks 10th in total number of native Iowa prairie plant taxa (135 taxa) and 10th in total number of native Iowa prairie plant taxa assigned high (7 to 10) values of the Iowa Conservation Coefficient (55 taxa). As a remnant of formerly much more extensive tallgrass prairie in Iowa, Clay Prairie protects individual plant taxa, plant assemblages, and ecological and evolutionary processes, while providing opportunities for people to experience native prairie. The floristic comparisons presented in this paper suggest that the floras of many other prairies protected in the Iowa State Preserves system are not thoroughly documented. Hence, we recommend that floristic studies of these other prairie preserves be undertaken to include documentation of the entire flora by voucher specimens. We also encourage site managers of prairies in the Iowa State Preserves system to prepare annual reports summarizing management and educational activities that occur in these preserves

Annotated checklist of the Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) or Backswimmers of Iowa

A review of the Notonectidae or backswimmers of Iowa is presented. New state records for Buenoa macrotibialis Hungerford, Buenoa scimitra Bare, Notonecta insulata Kirby, Notonecta irrorata Uhler, and Notonecta lunata Hungerford are included

Vascular Flora of Arend\u27s Kettle, Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve, Dickinson County, Iowa

Arend\u27s Kettle is a 5 ha glacial landform in Dickinson County, Iowa. The flora of this kettle was studied over two years prior to acquisition by the Nature Conservancy in 1973. The known vascular flora of Arend\u27s Kettle as of 1973 consisted of 299 species, representing 177 genera and 59 families. The vegetation ranged from xeric short grass prairie along the rims of the kettle to mesic prairie along the middle and lower slopes. In the bottom of the kettle, there was a marsh/seasonal pond community that varied greatly in the amount of water present, depending on rainfall within the 30 ha drainage into the kettle. At the time of this study, cattle grazing was occurring in the kettle, and there was a prominent ruderal flora associated with trails running along the rims and down to the bottom of the kettle. The shoreline of the marsh also was frequently disturbed by cattle. One federally and state threatened species, Lespedeza leptostachya, prairie bush clover, and one state threatened species, Asdepias lanuginosa, wooly milkweed, were present on the site. Two species were added to the Dickinson County flora

Distribution of \u3ci\u3eStrongylium Crenatum\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the United States and First Record From Iowa

Strongylium crenatum Mäklin (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is reported from Iowa for the first time. After discovering that Iowa represented a large range extension for this species, label data were collected to update its range. Numerous insect collections and references were checked and specimens representing 17 states were located

The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist

An annotated checklist of 227 species of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) known to occur in Iowa is presented, including seven families and 79 genera. This list was developed from information gleaned during literature review, from examination of specimens deposited in 22 regional and comprehensive collections, as well as from several years of active collecting conducted by the authors around the state. Thirty-six species included here represent new state records

The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist

An annotated checklist of 227 species of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) known to occur in Iowa is presented, including seven families and 79 genera. This list was developed from information gleaned during literature review, from examination of specimens deposited in 22 regional and comprehensive collections, as well as from several years of active collecting conducted by the authors around the state. Thirty-six species included here represent new state records

Fig. 1 in A New Species ofAegialiaLatreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Southeastern Iowa, USA

Fig. 1. Aegialia shimeki, habitus.Published as part of <i>Lago, Paul K. & Freese, Edwin L., 2016, The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (2)</i> on pages 341-346, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-70.2.341, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10106804">http://zenodo.org/record/10106804</a&gt